Bergen County Players Win $40K In Lottery In Just 3 Days
Bergen County players turned scratch-offs into serious cash last week, with two big wins hitting just days apart.
On Tuesday, Aug. 19, a $10,000 prize from the “$5,000,000 Fortune” game was sold at Krauszer’s, 184 Godwin Ave. in Midland Park, New Jersey Lottery officials said.
Then, on Friday, Aug. 22, luck struck again in Bergen County. A ticket from the “Big Money Spectacular” game worth $30,000 was sold at Route 4 Petroleum LLC, 70 Route 4 East in Englewood, officials said.
That adds up to $40,000 in lottery winnings across Bergen County in less than a week.
Lottery officials are …
Two Lodi Stores Sell Winning Lottery Tickets In One Week
Bergen County lottery players cashed in big in the last week, taking home tens of thousands of dollars in winnings, state officials said.
Three prizes of $20,000 or more were claimed at retailers in Lodi and Ridgefield Park between July 28 and Aug. 3, 2025, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The wins include:
$25,000 on a Crossword Bonanza ticket sold at Hometown Grill & Deli, 25 Union Street in Lodi on July 28
$20,000 on a Crossword ticket sold at Park Stationary, 204 Main Street in Ridgefield Park on July 28
$40,000 on a Mega Millions ticket sold at QuickChek #137, 116 Route 46 Ea…
Tick, Tock: $100K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Stamford Will Expire In 2 Weeks
A $100,000 winning lottery ticket sold in Fairfield County more than six months ago is still unclaimed and will expire in fewer than two weeks.
The winning Cash5 ticket, purchased at East Main Convenience at 1051 East Main Street in Stamford, matched all five numbers for the Aug. 13, 2024, drawing: 08, 10, 11, 23, and 34.
If unclaimed, the prize will expire on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2025.
State lottery officials are urging residents to double-check their tickets, noting that unclaimed prizes are rare but not unheard of.
To claim the prize, the lucky winner must visit the Claims Center at CT Lo…
Baltimore Lottery Player Hits $50K Jackpot Twice With Same Lucky Numbers
A Baltimore man’s lucky numbers have paid off—again.
Paul Cypress, a 35-year Lottery veteran, has defied the odds for the second time in two years, winning $50,000 from the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 5 game with the exact same numbers.
The odds of winning once are slim. Winning twice? Practically unheard of. But for Cypress, who discovered his latest win during a holiday party, it’s Christmas miracle.
He says his wife reminded him to check the tickets, at which point he realized he defied the odds and, in fact, won again. He decided to keep the news private until they returned home, at which …
Virginia Man Turns $2 Bet Into $500K Jackpot; Local Store Snags $10K Bonus
When Henrico resident Lorenzo Robinson snagged a $500,000 jackpot in the Virginia Lottery's Bank a Million game, he wasn’t the only one cashing in.
Robinson hit all six winning numbers—4, 5, 7, 10, 15, and 29— and courtesy of his clever use of the "Play Your Way" feature, which split his $2 wager into two sets of numbers, he walked away with a cool half-million dollar jackpot win.
Robinson’s ticket didn’t even need the Bonus Ball number—32—to seal the deal.
The luck didn’t stop there.
The store where Robinson bought the ticket, Varina Market at on Darbytown Road, earned a $10,000 b…
Million-Dollar Winner: Scratch-Off Sold At Trenton Wawa Wins Big Prize
A scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million was purchased at a convenience store in Mercer County, officials said.
The $1,000,000 Platinum Payout scratch-off was sold at the Wawa on Flock Road in Trenton, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Oct. 28.
Each ticket costs $20 and the $1 million prize is the game's largest. The winner was bought at the gas station near the intersection with Quakerbridge Road on Thursday, Oct. 24.
The $1,000,000 Platinum Payout game started on Saturday, Feb. 3. Out of 7,254,760 printed tickets, one $4 million prize remains. …
